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I would love to introduce you to Elizabeth’s in Duck,NC. Though I have never dined there I have met the owner, Leonard Logan & Chef Brad Price at the Sante’ Awards in Sonoma, California on various occasions and can attest to their passion for the industry and their restaurant.

Ohh! There are so many good places to eat! The Black Pelican has wonderful seafood — Basnight’s Lone Cedar Cafe is perfect for a big meal. The Grits Grill is a little diner in a strip mall that has the best breakfasts in the area. Those are my three favorites!

OBX is really a family place & we don’t usually go out to eat a lot, we have gone to the sugar shack (which is on the main road, (right where the road split to go to Hateras or over the bridge- around milepost 16). It is a take out place with a few picnic tables and one of the best views for Carolina Sunsets – it is the take out place for the main restaurant, Sugar Creek Seafood. The food is fantastic at the shack, so would imagine the real restaurant is just as good – fresh – really nice. Another place that I have gone is Run Down Cafe (Right as you get onto the OBX)- very good – Awful Arthurs is an OBX staple – has been there forever. On the beach road (probably around MP 7).

Awful Arthur’s is fantastic…when we were there two years ago…oysters on the half shell 50 cents apiece…my husband couldn’t get enough…on the beach road in Kill Devil Hills…also try the Flying Fish Cafe on the beach road….limited menu changes almost daily and has great food…enjoy…hopefully we will be back there this year…

Thank you everyone for the comments, and please, keep them coming. I am the “boyfriend” of this poster. To “chucko” – we are staying in Kill Devil Hills. To everyone else – great recommendations. OBX Brewing Station looks awesome, as does the Flying Fish Cafe. Another question though – what is the speciality down there? From what I gather it is crab. Anything else? thanks again!

I’ll second the Weeping Radish for great German food and beer but technically they aren’t on the Outer Banks anymore. They left Manteo in 2006. Now they’re on route 158 in Grandy, before you cross the bridge over the sound.

Kate is right-you must to go to the mainland of any decent BBQ. The long line at KFC speaks volumes. Dirty Dick’s Crab House in Kill Devil Hills/Avon Pier for seafood. For breakfast head to Duck for Cravings, a cozy coffeehouse with hi-fi and excellent baked goods. OBX is more about family dining than gourmet fare.